Systems and methods for controlling secured data transfer via urls

ABSTRACT

An authenticated data sharing system may include a contactless card comprising a processor and a memory including one or more applets and an application comprising instructions for execution on a device. The application is configured to determine a capability associated with the contactless card after a first entry into a communication field. The application is configured to request additional information based on the determination. The one or more applets are configured to transmit, to the application, a generated tokenized link after a second entry into the communication field based on the requested additional information. The application is configured to transmit the link to obtain the requested additional information.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controllingsecured data transfer via uniform resource locators (URLs).

BACKGROUND

Transactions involving cards, such as smartcards, are very common in themarketplace. However, card-based transactions can be susceptible tosecurity risks, and the need to protect data against inadvertent accessand unauthorized access is increasing. In addition, card-basedtransactions can be restricted to the exchange of only limited amountsof information, which can limit the effectiveness of card-basedtransactions.

For example, when a user is performing a checkout of an item at a store,the user is often required to pass along additional information relatedto their purchase. This information could pertain to the purchase, or ameans of establishing future communication, or other type ofinformation. Currently, the user must manually provide this informationor provide it orally to the cashier, which can result in reducedsecurity and minimal control, access, and permission enforcement of thepassage of information. This can also result in decreased efficiency andadverse impacts the overall user experience.

These and other deficiencies exist. Accordingly, there is a need toprovide systems and methods that overcome these deficiencies to improvesecurity, efficiency, and the overall user experience for a customizablecontent sharing and permission system with a reduced risk of datainterception, leaking, or unauthorized access.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an authenticated datasharing system, including a contactless card comprising a processor anda memory including one or more applets. The system may comprise anapplication comprising instructions for execution on a device. Theapplication may be configured to determine a capability associated withthe contactless card after a first entry into a communication field. Theapplication may be configured to request additional information based onthe determination. The one or more applets may be configured totransmit, to the application, a generated tokenized link after a secondentry into the communication field based on the requested additionalinformation. The application may be configured to transmit the link toobtain the requested additional information.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of authenticatingshared data. The method may include determining, by an applicationcomprising instructions for execution on a client device, a capabilityassociated with a contactless card after a first entry by thecontactless card into a communication field of the device. The methodmay include requesting, by the application, additional data. The methodmay include generating, by the contactless card, a link based on therequested data. The method may include transmitting, after a secondentry to the communication field, the link from a contactless card tothe application. The method may include transmitting, to a server, thelink from the application for accessing the additional data.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readablenon-transitory medium comprising computer-executable instructions thatare executed on a processor and comprising the steps of: determining acapability associated with a contactless card after a first entry by thecontactless card into a communication field of a device; requestingadditional data based on the determined capability; generating aone-time encrypted link based on the requested additional data;transmitting, after a second entry to the communication field, theone-time encrypted link; and activating the link for accessing therequested additional data.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Various embodiments of the present disclosure, together with furtherobjects and advantages, may best be understood by reference to thefollowing description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in the several figures of which like reference numeralsidentify like elements, and in which:

FIG. 1 depicts an authenticated data sharing system according to anexemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2A is an illustration of a contactless card according to anexemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2B is an illustration of a contact pad of the contactless cardaccording to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 3 depicts a method of authenticating shared data according to anexemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 depicts a method transmitting predetermined information accordingto an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 depicts a method of updating shareable information according toan exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 depicts a method of transmitting specific information for a giventransaction according to an exemplary embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description of embodiments provides non-limitingrepresentative examples referencing numerals to particularly describefeatures and teachings of different aspects of the invention. Theembodiments described should be recognized as capable of implementationseparately, or in combination, with other embodiments from thedescription of the embodiments. A person of ordinary skill in the artreviewing the description of embodiments should be able to learn andunderstand the different described aspects of the invention. Thedescription of embodiments should facilitate understanding of theinvention to such an extent that other implementations, not specificallycovered but within the knowledge of a person of skill in the art havingread the description of embodiments, would be understood to beconsistent with an application of the invention.

An applet of a transmitting device, such as a contactless card, maygenerate a tokenized, unique uniform resource locator to transmit toanother device, such as a point of sales (POS) system, via near fieldcommunication (NFC). The POS system may then be used to programmaticallylook up information granted by a user. The POS system may requestcertain information about the user that they have entered and approvedfor sharing. For example, without limitation, the information maycomprise insurance information that may be transmitted to a doctoroffice for calculating an amount the user owes at the time of purchase.In other examples, the information may comprise an email address for amerchant newsletter or discounts. In other examples, the information maycomprise shipping information for an item not in stock. The user maycontrol what information is available to recipients or merchants via anapplication comprising instructions for execution on a device. The usermay tap their card to the device to save that preference. Alternatively,the POS system may be configured to allow the user to specify, at thetime of purchase, what information may be available to the recipient.

Accordingly, the systems and methods disclosed herein provide forcustomizable content and permission access thereby improving securityover existing implementations. The user may provide information relatingto a purchase, transaction, or other activity securely, with a reducedrisk of data interception, leaking, or unauthorized access. For example,if the user is completing a transaction in connection with a POS deviceor other device, the user need not manually enter or orally state theinformation. In addition, the user experience and efficiency of thepurchase can be improved.

FIG. 1 illustrates an authenticated data transfer system 100 accordingto an exemplary embodiment. The authenticated data transfer system 100may comprise a transmitting device 105, a first application 110, asecond application 115, a network 120, a server 125, and a database 130.Although FIG. 1 illustrates single instances of components of system100, system 100 may include any number of components.

System 100 may include a transmitting device 105. The transmittingdevice 105 may comprise a contactless card, a contact-based card (e.g.,a magnetic stripe card or a contact-based chip card), or may be the sameor similar to the first device 112. As further explained below in FIGS.2A-2B, transmitting device 105 may include one or more processors 102,and memory 104. Memory 104 may include one or more applets 106 and oneor more counters 108. Transmitting device 105 may be in datacommunication with one or more devices 112, 117. For example,transmitting device may transmit data via network 120 to client devices112, 117. In some examples, transmitting device 105 may be configured totransmit data via network 120 to client device 117 after entry into oneor more communication fields of client devices 112, 117.

System 100 may include a first application 110. For example, firstapplication 110 may comprise instructions for execution on a firstdevice 112. First application 110 may be in communication with anycomponents of system 100. For example, first device 112 may execute oneor more applications, such as first application 110, that enable, forexample, network and/or data communications with one or more componentsof system 100 and transmit and/or receive data. The first device 112 mayinclude one or more processors 113 coupled to memory 114. For example,first device 112 may be a network-enabled computer. As referred toherein, a network-enabled computer may include, but is not limited to acomputer device, or communications device including, e.g., a server, anetwork appliance, a personal computer, a workstation, a phone, ahandheld PC, a personal digital assistant, a thin client, a fat client,an Internet browser, a contactless card, a contact-based card, or otherdevice. First device 112 also may be a mobile device; for example, amobile device may include an iPhone, iPod, iPad from Apple® or any othermobile device running Apple's iOS® operating system, any device runningMicrosoft's Windows® Mobile operating system, any device runningGoogle's Android® operating system, and/or any other smartphone, tablet,or like wearable mobile device.

The first device 112 may include processing circuitry and may containadditional components, including processors, memories, error andparity/CRC checkers, data encoders, anticollision algorithms,controllers, command decoders, security primitives and tamperproofinghardware, as necessary to perform the functions described herein. Thefirst device 112 may further include a display and input devices. Thedisplay may be any type of device for presenting visual information suchas a computer monitor, a flat panel display, and a mobile device screen,including liquid crystal displays, light-emitting diode displays, plasmapanels, and cathode ray tube displays. The input devices may include anydevice for entering information into the user's device that is availableand supported by the user's device, such as a touch-screen, keyboard,mouse, cursor-control device, touch-screen, microphone, digital camera,video recorder or camcorder. These devices may be used to enterinformation and interact with the software and other devices describedherein. In some examples, the first device 112 may include at least oneselected from the group of a mobile device, a wearable device, a pointof sales system, a kiosk, and a terminal.

System 100 may include a second application 115. Second application 115may comprise instructions for execution on a second device 117. Secondapplication 115 may be in communication with any components of system100. For example, second device 117 may execute one or moreapplications, such as second application 115, that enable, for example,network and/or data communications with one or more components of system100 and transmit and/or receive data. The second device 117 may includeone or more processors 116 coupled to memory 118. For example, seconddevice 117 may be a network-enabled computer. As referred to herein, anetwork-enabled computer may include, but is not limited to a computerdevice, or communications device including, e.g., a server, a networkappliance, a personal computer, a workstation, a phone, a handheld PC, apersonal digital assistant, a thin client, a fat client, an Internetbrowser, or other device. Second device 117 also may be a mobile device;for example, a mobile device may include an iPhone, iPod, iPad fromApple® or any other mobile device running Apple's iOS® operating system,any device running Microsoft's Windows® Mobile operating system, anydevice running Google's Android® operating system, and/or any othersmartphone, tablet, or like wearable mobile device.

The second device 117 may include processing circuitry and may containadditional components, including processors, memories, error andparity/CRC checkers, data encoders, anticollision algorithms,controllers, command decoders, security primitives and tamperproofinghardware, as necessary to perform the functions described herein. Thesecond device 117 may further include a display and input devices. Thedisplay may be any type of device for presenting visual information suchas a computer monitor, a flat panel display, and a mobile device screen,including liquid crystal displays, light-emitting diode displays, plasmapanels, and cathode ray tube displays. The input devices may include anydevice for entering information into the user's device that is availableand supported by the user's device, such as a touch-screen, keyboard,mouse, cursor-control device, touch-screen, microphone, digital camera,video recorder or camcorder. These devices may be used to enterinformation and interact with the software and other devices describedherein. In some examples, the second device 117 may include at least oneselected from the group of a mobile device, a wearable device, and akiosk.

System 100 may include a network 120. In some examples, network 120 maybe one or more of a wireless network, a wired network or any combinationof wireless network and wired network, and may be configured to connectto any one of components of system 100. For example, client devices 112,117 may be configured to connect to server 125 via network 120. In someexamples, network 120 may include one or more of a fiber optics network,a passive optical network, a cable network, an Internet network, asatellite network, a wireless local area network (LAN), a Global Systemfor Mobile Communication, a Personal Communication Service, a PersonalArea Network, Wireless Application Protocol, Multimedia MessagingService, Enhanced Messaging Service, Short Message Service, TimeDivision Multiplexing based systems, Code Division Multiple Access basedsystems, D-AMPS, Wi-Fi, Fixed Wireless Data, IEEE 802.11b, 802.15.1,802.11n and 802.11g, Bluetooth, NFC, Radio Frequency Identification(RFID), Wi-Fi, and/or the like.

In addition, network 120 may include, without limitation, telephonelines, fiber optics, IEEE Ethernet 902.3, a wide area network, awireless personal area network, a LAN, or a global network such as theInternet. In addition, network 120 may support an Internet network, awireless communication network, a cellular network, or the like, or anycombination thereof. Network 120 may further include one network, or anynumber of the exemplary types of networks mentioned above, operating asa stand-alone network or in cooperation with each other. Network 120 mayutilize one or more protocols of one or more network elements to whichthey are communicatively coupled. Network 120 may translate to or fromother protocols to one or more protocols of network devices. Althoughnetwork 120 is depicted as a single network, it should be appreciatedthat according to one or more examples, network 120 may comprise aplurality of interconnected networks, such as, for example, theInternet, a service provider's network, a cable television network,corporate networks, such as credit card association networks, and homenetworks.

Client devices 112, 117 may be in communication with one or more servers125 via one or more networks 120, and may operate as a respectivefront-end to back-end pair with server 125. Client devices 112, 117 maytransmit, for example from a mobile device application 110, 115executing thereon, one or more requests to server 125. The one or morerequests may be associated with retrieving data from server 125. Server125 may receive the one or more requests from client devices 112, 117.Based on the one or more requests from client applications 110, 115,server 125 may be configured to retrieve the requested data. Server 125may be configured to transmit the received data to client applications110, 115, the received data being responsive to one or more requests.

System 100 may include one or more servers 125. In some examples, server125 may include one or more processors 127 coupled to memory 129. Server125 may be configured as a central system, server or platform to controland call various data at different times to execute a plurality ofworkflow actions. Server 125 may be configured to connect to one orclient devices 112, 117. Server 125 may be in data communication withthe client applications 110, 115. For example, a server 125 may be indata communication with the client applications 110, 115 via one or morenetworks 120.

System 100 may include one or more databases 130. The database 130 maycomprise a relational database, a non-relational database, or otherdatabase implementations, and any combination thereof, including aplurality of relational databases and non-relational databases. In someexamples, the database 130 may comprise a desktop database, a mobiledatabase, or an in-memory database. Further, the database 130 may behosted internally by the devices 112, 117 or the database 130 may behosted externally to the devices 112, 117, such as by a server 125, by acloud-based platform, or in any storage device that is in datacommunication with the devices 112, 117. In some examples, database 130may be in data communication with any number of components of system100. For example, server 125 may be configured to retrieve the requesteddata from the database 130 that is transmitted by applications 110, 115.Server 125 may be configured to transmit the received data from database130 to client applications 110, 115 via network 120, the received databeing responsive to the transmitted one or more requests. In otherexamples, client applications 110, 115 may be configured to transmit oneor more requests for the requested data from database 130 via network120.

In some examples, exemplary procedures in accordance with the presentdisclosure described herein can be performed by a processing arrangementand/or a computing arrangement (e.g., computer hardware arrangement).Such processing/computing arrangement can be, for example entirely or apart of, or include, but not limited to, a computer/processor that caninclude, for example one or more microprocessors, and use instructionsstored on a computer-accessible medium (e.g., RAM, ROM, hard drive, orother storage device). For example, a computer-accessible medium can bepart of the memory of the client devices 112, 117 and/or server 125 orother computer hardware arrangement.

In some examples, a computer-accessible medium (e.g., as describedherein above, a storage device such as a hard disk, floppy disk, memorystick, CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, etc., or a collection thereof) can be provided(e.g., in communication with the processing arrangement). Thecomputer-accessible medium can contain executable instructions thereon.In addition or alternatively, a storage arrangement can be providedseparately from the computer-accessible medium, which can provide theinstructions to the processing arrangement so as to configure theprocessing arrangement to execute certain exemplary procedures,processes, and methods, as described herein above, for example.

The application 110 may be configured to determine a capabilityassociated with the transmitting device 105, such as a contactless card,after a first entry into a communication field. For example, theapplication 110 may be configured to determine if the transmittingdevice 105 includes an applet 106, such as a payment applet. In someexamples, the application 110 of device 112 may be configured to readone or more messages from a tag, such as an NFC tag, from thetransmitting device 105. For example, applet 106 may be configured torespond to one or more requests, such as near field data exchangerequests, from a client device, including requests from a device 112and/or device 117 having a reader such as a mobile device NFC reader.Applet 106 may be configured to read (or write) data from (or to) memory104 and provide data in response to the one or more requests. In someexamples, applet 106 may be configured to respond to near field dataexchange format (NDEF) read commands and transmit data, such as the atokenized link, according to NDEF format. In this manner, the tokenizedlink may be generated and transmitted by the transmitting device 105upon a read, such as an NFC read, of a NFC tag, which may be created inaccordance with NDEF. To the extent that the application 110 does notdetermine this capability, the application 110 may be configured tore-determine the capability associated with the transmitting device 105up to and including a predetermined threshold number of read attemptsbefore continuing. For example, the predetermined threshold number maybe zero. In other examples, the predetermined threshold number may beone. In other examples, the predetermined threshold number may begreater than one. In some examples, the transmitting device 105 mayenter the communication field of device 112 via one or more gestures,including but not limited to a tap, swipe, wave, and/or any combinationthereof.

The application 110 may be configured to request additional informationbased on the determination of the capability. Without limitation, theadditional information may comprise at least one selected from the groupof insurance information, cardholder information, and email information.Without limitation, the insurance information may include at least oneselected from the group of partial or full portions of a policy number,name, account information, insureds, and/or any combination thereof.Without limitation, the cardholder information may include at least oneselected from the group of partial or full portions of an accountnumber, credit card number, debit card number, card verification value,expiration date, and/or any combination thereof. Without limitation, theemail information may include at least one selected from the group ofemail address, name, and/or any combination thereof. The application 110may be configured to request insurance information, cardholderinformation, email information, and/or any combination thereof

In some examples, the one or more applets 106 may be configured totransmit, to the application 110, a generated tokenized link after asecond entry into the communication field based on the requestedadditional information. In some examples, the link may comprise astatically generated URL. In other examples, the link may comprise adynamically generated URL. For example, the transmitting device 105 maybe configured to generate a unique, limited use tokenized URL. In someexamples, the limited use may comprise a one-time use. In otherexamples, the limited use may comprise a specified number of uses (e.g.,two uses, ten uses), a specified time (e.g., a day, a month), and/or anycombination thereof. In some examples, the link may comprise anencrypted one-time link.

The application 110 may be configured to transmit the link to obtain therequested additional information. In some examples, the server 125 maybe configured to receive the link from the application 110 and obtainthe requested additional information. In some examples, the server 125may be configured to decrypt the encrypted one-time link.

In other examples, a device other than a POS device may be configured toread the contactless card. For example, devices with card readers, orcard-reading capabilities may also be used via the systems and methodsdisclosed herein. In some examples, the device may not be limited to aPOS device. As explained above, the device may comprise a mobile device.For example, device 112 may be configured to read one or more messagesfrom a tag of transmitting device 105. In some examples, application 110of device 112 may be configured to generate a tokenized link in order toretrieve the requested additional information. In some examples, thelink may comprise a statically generated URL. In other examples, thelink may comprise a dynamically generated URL. For example, application110 of the first device 112 may be configured to generate a unique,limited use tokenized URL. In some examples, the limited use maycomprise a one-time use. In other examples, the limited use may comprisea specified number of uses (e.g., two uses, ten uses), a specified time(e.g., a day, a month), and/or any combination thereof. In someexamples, the link may comprise an encrypted one-time link. The link maybe decrypted to obtain the requested additional information.

The application 110 of device 112 may be configured to authenticateinformation approved for sharing based on a permission level. Forexample, the permission level may comprise at least one selected fromthe group of a merchant type and a transaction type.

In some examples, the server 125 may be configured to authenticateinformation approved for sharing based on a permission level. Forexample, the permission level may comprise at least one selected fromthe group of a merchant type and transaction type. In some examples, theapplication 115 may be configured to control the permission level.

Server 125 may be configured to utilize cryptographic methods in orderto verify the information it requests, receives, or otherwise has accessto. For example, server 125 may be configured to receive informationfrom application 110 and/or application 115, and this information may besigned with one or more keys (e.g., one or more public or private keys)and verified by one or more keys (e.g., one or more public or privatekeys). In one example, a server associated with an educationalinstitution may be configured to sign with one or more keys, such as aprivate key, in order to confirm, for example, that a user attended acertain school or that a user possesses a certain degree. Thisinformation may be verified by a public key made available by the serverassociated with the educational institution. In another example, aserver associated with a financial institution may be configured to signwith one or more keys, such as a private key, in order to confirm that auser possesses a predetermined credit score. This information may beverified by a public key made available by the server associated withthe financial institution. In this manner, the requested information maybe encrypted with the public key prior to transmission of the requestedinformation, where the encrypted information is decrypted by the serverusing the private key.

The application 115 may be configured to update shareable information.For example, the application 115 may be configured to prompt one or moreentries of the contactless card into the communication field of device117 so as to save a setting associated with the updated shareableinformation. In some examples, the transmitting device 105 may beconfigured to transmit an updated data access link to the application110 based on the updated shareable information, as further described inFIGS. 4-6.

FIG. 2A illustrates one or more transmitting device 200. Transmittingdevice 200 may reference or include same or similar components oftransmitting device 105, such as contactless card, as explained abovewith respect to FIG. 1. Although FIG. 2A and 2B illustrate singleinstances of components of transmitting device 200, any number ofcomponents may be utilized.

Transmitting device 200 may be configured to communicate with one ormore components of system 100. Transmitting device 200 may comprise acontactless card or a contact- based card (e.g., a magnetic stripe cardor a contact-based chip card). In some examples, the transmitting device200 may comprise a payment card, such as a credit card, debit card, orgift card, issued by a service provider 205 displayed on the front orback of the transmitting device 200, such as a contactless card. In someexamples, the transmitting device 200 is not related to a payment card,and may comprise, without limitation, an identification card. In someexamples, the payment card may comprise a dual interface contactlesspayment card. The transmitting device 200 may comprise a substrate 210,which may include a single layer or one or more laminated layerscomposed of plastics, metals, and other materials. Exemplary substratematerials include polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl chloride acetate,acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polycarbonate, polyesters, anodizedtitanium, palladium, gold, carbon, paper, and biodegradable materials.In some examples, the transmitting device 200 may have physicalcharacteristics compliant with the ID-1 format of the ISO/IEC 7810standard, and the transmitting device may otherwise be compliant withthe ISO/IEC 14443 standard. However, it is understood that thetransmitting device 200 according to the present disclosure may havedifferent characteristics, and the present disclosure does not require acontactless card to be implemented in a payment card.

The transmitting device 200 may also include identification information215 displayed on the front and/or back of the transmitting device, and acontact pad 220. The contact pad 220 may be configured to establishcontact with another communication device, including but not limited toa user device, smart phone, laptop, desktop, or tablet computer. Thetransmitting device 200 may also include processing circuitry, antennaand other components not shown in FIG. 2A. These components may belocated behind the contact pad 220 or elsewhere on the substrate 210.The transmitting device 200 may also include a magnetic strip or tape,which may be located on the back of the card (not shown in FIG. 2A).

As illustrated in FIG. 2B, the contact pad 220 of FIG. 2A may includeprocessing circuitry 225 for storing and processing information,including a processor 230, such as a microprocessor, and a memory 235.It is understood that the processing circuitry 225 may containadditional components, including processors, memories, error andparity/CRC checkers, data encoders, anticollision algorithms,controllers, command decoders, security primitives and tamperproofinghardware, as necessary to perform the functions described herein.

The memory 235 may be a read-only memory, write-once read-multiplememory or read/write memory, e.g., RAM, ROM, and EEPROM, and thetransmitting device 200 may include one or more of these memories. Aread-only memory may be factory programmable as read-only or one-timeprogrammable. One-time programmability provides the opportunity to writeonce then read many times. A write once/read-multiple memory may beprogrammed at a point in time after the memory chip has left thefactory. Once the memory is programmed, it may not be rewritten, but itmay be read many times. A read/write memory may be programmed andre-programed many times after leaving the factory. It may also be readmany times.

The memory 235 may be configured to store one or more applets 240, oneor more counters 245, and a customer identifier 250. The one or moreapplets 240 may comprise one or more software applications configured toexecute on one or more contactless cards, such as Java Card applet.However, it is understood that applets 240 are not limited to Java Cardapplets, and instead may be any software application operable oncontactless cards or other devices having limited memory. The one ormore counters 245 may comprise a numeric counter sufficient to store aninteger. The customer identifier 250 may comprise a unique alphanumericidentifier assigned to a user of the transmitting device 200, and theidentifier may distinguish the user of the contactless card from othercontactless card users. In some examples, the customer identifier 250may identify both a customer and an account assigned to that customerand may further identify the contactless card associated with thecustomer's account.

The processor and memory elements of the foregoing exemplary embodimentsare described with reference to the contact pad, but the presentdisclosure is not limited thereto. It is understood that these elementsmay be implemented outside of the pad 220 or entirely separate from it,or as further elements in addition to processor 230 and memory 235elements located within the contact pad 220.

In some examples, the transmitting device 200 may comprise one or moreantennas 255. The one or more antennas 255 may be placed within thetransmitting device 200 and around the processing circuitry 225 of thecontact pad 220. For example, the one or more antennas 255 may beintegral with the processing circuitry 225 and the one or more antennas255 may be used with an external booster coil. As another example, theone or more antennas 255 may be external to the contact pad 220 and theprocessing circuitry 225.

In an embodiment, the coil of transmitting device 200 may act as thesecondary of an air core transformer. The terminal may communicate withthe transmitting device 200 by cutting power or amplitude modulation.The transmitting device 200 may infer the data transmitted from theterminal using the gaps in the contactless card's power connection,which may be functionally maintained through one or more capacitors. Thetransmitting device 200 may communicate back by switching a load on thecontactless card's coil or load modulation. Load modulation may bedetected in the terminal's coil through interference.

FIG. 3 depicts a method 300 of authenticating shared data according toan exemplary embodiment. FIG. 3 may reference or include same or similarcomponents of system 100 of FIG. 1, and transmitting device 200 of FIG.2A and FIG. 2B.

At block 305, the method may include determining, by an applicationcomprising instructions for execution on a client device, a capabilityassociated with a transmitting device, such as a contactless card, aftera first entry by the contactless card into a communication field of thedevice, including but not limited to a point of sales device. Forexample, the application may be configured to determine if thecontactless card includes an applet, such as a payment applet. In someexamples, the application of the device may be configured to read one ormore messages from a tag, such as an NFC tag, from the contactless card.To the extent that the application does not determine this capability,the application may be configured to re-determine the capabilityassociated with the transmitting device up to and including apredetermined threshold number of read attempts before indicating thatthe method may not continue. For example, the predetermined thresholdnumber may be zero. In other examples, the predetermined thresholdnumber may be one. In other examples, the predetermined threshold numbermay be greater than one. The contactless card may be configured toprocess a transaction, such as paying for one or more items at the pointof sales device. In some examples, the contactless card may enter thecommunication field of the device via one or more gestures, includingbut not limited to a tap, swipe, wave, and/or any combination thereof.

At block 310, the method may include requesting, by the application,additional data based on the recognized capability of the transmittingdevice. For example, the additional data requested by the application ofthe point of sales device may be associated with a user of thetransmitting device, such as the contactless card. In some examples, theadditional data may comprise at least one selected from the group ofpersonally identifiable data and cardholder data. Without limitation,the personally identifiable data may include one or more partial or fullportions of a first name, a last name, a gender, an email address, alocation, a phone number, social security number, health or medicalinformation, financial asset information, non-financial assetinformation, educational information, date of birth information, homeand billing address information, credit score information, social mediainformation (including but not limited to friends, Facebook® postsand/or comments, Tweets®, LinkedIn® posts, Instagram® posts,connections, company pages, group pages), COVID-19 information(including but not limited to antibody status, contagious state, testhistory and results, recent test date), and/or any combination thereof.Without limitation, the cardholder data may include at least oneselected from the group of partial or full portions of an accountnumber, credit card number, debit card number, card verification value,expiration date, and/or any combination thereof. The application may beconfigured to request personally identifiable data, cardholder data,and/or any combination thereof

At block 315, the method may include generating, by the contactlesscard, a link based on the requested data. For example, the contactlesscard may be configured to generate a link based on the additional dataabout the user requested by the application of the point of salesdevice. In some examples, the link may comprise a statically generatedURL. In other examples, the link may comprise a dynamically generatedURL. For example, the contactless card may be configured to generate aunique, limited use tokenized URL. In some examples, the limited use maycomprise a one-time use. In other examples, the limited use may comprisea specified number of uses (e.g., two uses, ten uses), a specified time(e.g., a day, a month), and/or any combination thereof. As furtherexplained in FIGS. 4-6, the method may further include updating, by theapplication, shareable data. In some examples, the method may furtherinclude requesting, by the application, one or more entries of thecontactless card into the communication field so as to save a settingassociated with the updated shareable data. In some examples, the methodmay further include transmitting, by the transmitting device, an updateddata access link to the application of the point of sales device basedon the updated shareable data. In some examples, the method may furtherinclude transmitting, by the application, an updated data access link toa server based on the updated shareable data.

At block 320, the method may include transmitting, after a second entryinto the communication field, the link from a contactless card to theapplication of the device. In some examples, the second entry may occurvia one or more gestures, including but not limited to a tap, swipe,wave, and/or any combination thereof. Thus, the link may be transmittedby the contactless card to the application after one or more additionalentries into the communication field of the device. In some examples,the second entry may be one of the one or more additional entries of thetransmitting device into the communication field of the point of salesdevice.

At block 325, the method may include transmitting, to a server, the linkfrom the application for accessing the additional data. For example, theapplication of the point of sales device may be configured to transmitthe link received from the transmitting device, such as the contactlesscard. The application of the point of sales device may be configured totransmit the link to a server for accessing the additional data. Themethod may further include authenticating, by the server, data approvedfor sharing based on one or more permission levels. In some examples,the permission level may comprise at least one selected from the groupof a merchant type and transaction type.

For example, the server may authorize access of the additional databased on performing a comparison to determine a successful match with anidentifier associated with a merchant type and/or approved merchanttype. In another example, the server may authorize access of theadditional data based on performing a comparison to determine asuccessful match with an identifier associated with a transaction typeand/or approved transaction type. The merchant type may be of the typepreviously authorized or used for any number of merchants within apredetermined time, including but not limited to a day, time, week,month, and/or any combination thereof. The merchant type may beassociated with a restaurant, financial institution, store, governmentalentity, non-governmental entity, school, and/or any combination thereof.The transaction type may be of the type previously authorized or usedfor any number of transactions within a predetermined time, includingbut not limited to a day, time, week, month, and/or any combinationthereof. The transaction type may be associated with a credit cardtransaction, a debit card transaction, an online payment, and/or anycombination thereof. In some examples, the permission level may includeat least one selected from the group of a merchant type, a transactiontype, and/or any combination thereof.

In some examples, the server may be configured to transmit one or morerequests to a database for accessing the additional data and conductingthe comparisons based on the one or more permission levels. To theextent the comparison yields an unsuccessful match, the server and/ordatabase may be configured to transmit one or more notifications to theapplication of the point of sales device indicating that the access tothe additional data is prohibited based on the unsuccessful comparison,accounting for the one or more permission levels. To the extent thecomparison yields a successful match, the server and/or database may beconfigured to transmit one or more notifications to the application ofthe point of sales device indicating that the access to the additionaldata is permitted based on the successful comparison, accounting for theone or more permission levels. In this manner, partial or full portionsof the additional data may be authenticated for sharing.

FIG. 4 depicts a method 400 of transmitting predetermined information toan application comprising instructions for execution on a deviceaccording to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 4 may reference or includesame or similar components of system 100, transmitting device 200 ofFIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, method 300 of FIG. 3, method 500 of FIG. 5, andmethod 600 of FIG. 6.

FIG. 4 depicts a method 400 of transmitting predetermined information toan application comprising instructions for execution on a device. Aspreviously explained above, the device may comprise a POS system, kiosk,or terminal. The predetermined information may comprise one or morepartial or full portions of a first name, a last name, a gender, anemail address, a location, a phone number, social security number,health or medical information, financial asset information,non-financial asset information, educational information, date of birthinformation, home and billing address information, credit scoreinformation, social media information (including but not limited tofriends, Facebook® posts and/or comments, Tweets®, LinkedIn® posts,Instagram® posts, connections, company pages, group pages), COVID-19information (including but not limited to antibody status, contagiousstate, test history and results, recent test date), and/or anycombination thereof. In some examples, the predetermined information maybe transmitted on a global basis, such as by default for all merchants.In other examples, the predetermined information may be transmitted on anon-global basis, such as a merchant-by-merchant basis. For example, thepredetermined information may be transmitted to one or more merchantsbased on a merchant category, a transaction associated with a merchant,a geographic location, and/or any combination thereof

At block 405, the method 400 may include the contactless card entering acommunication field of the device. In some examples, the contactlesscard may enter the communication field via one or more gestures,including but not limited to a tap, swipe, wave, and/or any combinationthereof.

At block 410, the method 400 may include recognizing a capability of thecontactless card. For example, the application may be configured todetermine if the contactless card includes an applet, such as a paymentapplet. In some examples, the application of the device may beconfigured to read one or more messages from a tag, such as an NFC tag,from the contactless card. To the extent that the application does notdetermine this capability, the application may be configured tore-determine the capability associated with the transmitting device upto and including a predetermined threshold number of read attemptsbefore continuing. For example, the predetermined threshold number maybe zero. In other examples, the predetermined threshold number may beone. In other examples, the predetermined threshold number may begreater than one. In some examples, the contactless card may enter thecommunication field of the device via one or more gestures, includingbut not limited to a tap, swipe, wave, and/or any combination thereof.

At block 415, the method 400 may include requesting additionalinformation about the user. For example, the additional informationrequested by the application of the device may be associated with a userof the transmitting device, such as the contactless card. For example,the application of the device may be configured to request additionalinformation. Without limitation, the additional information may includeone or more partial or full portions of a first name, a last name, agender, an email address, a location, a phone number, social securitynumber, health or medical information, financial asset information,non-financial asset information, educational information, date of birthinformation, home and billing address information, credit scoreinformation, social media information (including but not limited tofriends, Facebook® posts and/or comments, Tweets®, LinkedIn® posts,Instagram® posts, connections, company pages, group pages), COVID-19information (including but not limited to antibody status, contagiousstate, test history and results, recent test date), and/or anycombination thereof.

At block 420, the method 400 may include generating a unique URL. Forexample, the contactless card may be configured to generate a unique,limited use tokenized URL based on the predetermined information andadditional information. In some examples, the limited use may comprise aone-time use. In other examples, the limited use may comprise aspecified number of uses (e.g., two uses, ten uses), a specified time(e.g., a day, a month), and/or any combination thereof. In someexamples, the URL may comprise a statically generated URL. In otherexamples, the URL may comprise a dynamically generated URL. In someexamples, the URL may comprise an encrypted one-time URL.

At block 425, the method 400 may include transmitting the unique URL tothe application. For example, the contactless card may be configured totransmit the unique, limited use tokenized URL to the application of thedevice. The application of the device may be configured to receive theunique URL from the transmitting device. In some examples, theapplication of the device may be configured to decrypt the one-time URL.

At block 430, the method 400 may include transmitting the unique URL toa server. For example, the application of the device may be configuredto transmit the unique, limited use tokenized URL to a server. Theserver may be configured to receive the unique URL from the applicationof the device.

At block 435, the method 400 may include accessing the unique URL. Forexample, the server may be configured to access the unique, limited usetokenized URL and collect the requested information. In some examples,the server may be configured to decrypt the encrypted one-time URL. Therequested information may comprise one or more partial or full portionsof the predetermined information. The method may further includeauthenticating, by the server, information approved for sharing based onone or more permission levels. In some examples, the permission levelmay comprise at least one selected from the group of a merchant type andtransaction type.

For example, the server may authorize access of the additionalinformation based on performing a comparison to determine a successfulmatch with an identifier associated with a merchant type and/or approvedmerchant type. In another example, the server may authorize access ofthe additional data based on performing a comparison to determine asuccessful match with an identifier associated with a transaction typeand/or approved transaction type. The merchant type may be of the typepreviously authorized or used transaction for any number of merchantswithin a predetermined time, including but not limited to a day, time,week, month, and/or any combination thereof. The merchant type may beassociated with a restaurant, financial institution, store, governmentalentity, non-governmental entity, school, and/or any combination thereof.The transaction type may be of the type previously authorized or usedfor any number of transactions within a predetermined time, includingbut not limited to a day, time, week, month, and/or any combinationthereof. The transaction type may be associated with a credit cardtransaction, a debit card transaction, an online payment, and/or anycombination thereof. In some examples, the permission level may includeat least one selected from the group of a merchant type, a transactiontype, and/or any combination thereof.

In some examples, the server may be configured to transmit one or morerequests to a database for accessing the additional information andconducting the comparisons based on the one or more permission levels.To the extent the comparison yields an unsuccessful match, the serverand/or database may be configured to transmit one or more notificationsto the application of the point of sales device indicating that theaccess to the additional information is prohibited based on theunsuccessful comparison, accounting for the one or more permissionlevels. To the extent the comparison yields a successful match, theserver and/or database may be configured to transmit one or morenotifications to the application of the point of sales device indicatingthat the access to the additional information is permitted based on thesuccessful comparison, accounting for the one or more permission levels.In this manner, partial or full portions of the additional informationmay be authenticated for sharing.

FIG. 5 illustrates a method 500 of updating shareable informationaccording to an exemplary embodiment. FIG. 5 may reference or includesame or similar components of system 100, transmitting device 200 ofFIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, method 300 of FIG. 3, method 400 of FIG. 4, andmethod 600 of FIG. 6.

At block 505, the method 500 may include launching an application. Forexample, the application may comprise instructions for execution on adevice. In some examples, the application may request input of one ormore login credentials for user verification. As previously explained,the device may comprise a client device.

At block 510, the method 500 may include navigating to a section withinthe application of the client device. For example, the application ofthe client device may comprise one or more sections. The application maybe configured to provide a data sharing implementation to provide acontrolled distribution of information, including but not limited topersonally identifiable information and/or any other sensitiveinformation. The one or more sections of the application of the clientdevice may comprise a data management section. The user may navigate tothe data management section of the application. For example, the datamanagement section may provide one or more selectable parametersincluding but not limited to one or more partial or full portions of afirst name, a last name, a gender, an email address, a location, a phonenumber, social security number, health or medical information, financialasset information, non-financial asset information, educationalinformation, date of birth information, home and billing addressinformation, credit score information, social media information(including but not limited to friends, Facebook® posts and/or comments,Tweets®, LinkedIn® posts, Instagram® posts, connections, company pages,group pages), COVID-19 information (including but not limited toantibody status, contagious state, test history and results, recent testdate), and/or any combination thereof.

At block 515, the method 500 may include customizing information forsharing. For example, the user may, within the data management sectionof the application of the client device, control what type ofinformation is shared and/or to whom to share the information to,including but not limited to merchants. In some examples, thecustomization may include sharing any information, such as theinformation in block 510, to one or more merchants based on the one ormore selectable parameters. In some examples, the customization mayinclude sharing information by one or more merchant categories via thedata management section of the application of the client device. In someexamples, the shared information may be customized for transmission on aglobal basis, such as by default for all merchants. In other examples,the information may be customized for sharing by the application of theclient device for transmission on a non-global basis, such as amerchant-by-merchant basis. In some examples, the customization mayinclude sharing information to device, such as a point-of-sale device orapplication comprising instructions for execution thereon. For example,the information may be specific to a particular merchant and/or one ormore merchant categories, such that the data management section of theapplication is configured to share this type of information. Forexample, the shared information may be transmitted to one or moremerchants based on a merchant category, a transaction associated with amerchant, a geographic location, and/or any combination thereof. In oneexample, an application comprising instructions on a device associatedwith a merchant, such as a grocery store, may be configured to receiveonly email address information to transmit one or more redeemablecoupons. In another example, a device comprising instructions on adevice associated with a different merchant, such as a hospital ordoctor's office, may be configured to receive additional informationand/or different information, such as personally identifiableinformation, including but not limited to social security numberinformation, date of birth information, insurance information, addressinformation, medical information, and/or any combination thereof. Undereither of these non-limiting examples, the sharing of the specificinformation may be based on the customization via the data managementsection of the application.

At block 520, the method 500 may include confirming the customizedinformation for sharing. For example, the application of the device maybe configured to prompt the user to confirm which information may beshared to one or more merchants and/or be based on one or more merchantcategories.

At block 525, the method 500 may include saving the desired setting ofcustomizing the scope of the shared information based on theconfirmation prompt. For example, the application of the device may beconfigured to prompt one or more entries of the contactless card intothe communication field of the device in order to save the setting tothe contactless card.

At block 530, the method 500 may include transmitting an updated dataaccess URL. For example, the contactless card may be configured totransmit the updated data access URL to an application of a device,including but not limited to an application of a POS system, a kiosk, orterminal. The contactless card may be configured to generate the updateddata access unique URL. For example, the contactless card may beconfigured to generate a unique, updated data access limited usetokenized URL. In some examples, the limited use may comprise a one-timeuse. In other examples, the limited use may comprise a specified numberof uses (e.g., two uses, ten uses), a specified time (e.g., a day, amonth), and/or any combination thereof. In some examples, the URL maycomprise a statically generated URL. In other examples, the URL maycomprise a dynamically generated URL. The URL may comprise an encrypteddata access URL. In some examples, the method 500 may includetransmitting the updated data access URL to a server. In some examples,the application of the POS system, a kiosk, or terminal may beconfigured to transmit the encrypted updated data access URL to one ormore servers so as to retrieve the information based on the savedsetting.

At block 535, the method 500 may include receiving the updated dataaccess URL. For example, the server may be configured to decrypt theencrypted updated data access URL to identify the shared information. Insome examples, one or more partial or full portions of the sharedinformation may be associated with the updated data access URL. Thus,the server may be configured to grant access and/or collect the sharedinformation based on the updated data access URL associated with thesaved setting from the data management section of the application. Themethod may further include authenticating, by the server, informationapproved for sharing based on the updated data access URL and/or one ormore permission levels. In some examples, the permission level maycomprise at least one selected from the group of a merchant type andtransaction type.

For example, the server may authorize access of the shared informationand/or updated data access based on performing a comparison to determinea successful match with an identifier associated with a merchant typeand/or approved merchant type. In another example, the server mayauthorize access of the shared information and/or updated data accessbased on performing a comparison to determine a successful match with anidentifier associated with a transaction type and/or approvedtransaction type. The merchant type may be of the type previouslyauthorized or used transaction for any number of merchants within apredetermined time, including but not limited to a day, time, week,month, and/or any combination thereof. The merchant type may beassociated with a restaurant, financial institution, store, governmentalentity, non-governmental entity, school, and/or any combination thereof.The transaction type may be of the type previously authorized or usedfor any number of transactions within a predetermined time, includingbut not limited to a day, time, week, month, and/or any combinationthereof. The transaction type may be associated with a credit cardtransaction, a debit card transaction, an online payment, and/or anycombination thereof. In some examples, the permission level may includeat least one selected from the group of a merchant type, a transactiontype, and/or any combination thereof.

In some examples, the server may be configured to transmit one or morerequests to a database for accessing the shared information and/orupdated data access and conducting the comparisons based on the one ormore permission levels. To the extent the comparison yields anunsuccessful match, the server and/or database may be configured totransmit one or more notifications to the application of the point ofsales device indicating that the access to the shared information and/orupdated data access is prohibited based on the unsuccessful comparison,accounting for the one or more permission levels. To the extent thecomparison yields a successful match, the server and/or database may beconfigured to transmit one or more notifications to the application ofthe point of sales device indicating that the access to the sharedinformation and/or updated data access is permitted based on thesuccessful comparison, accounting for the one or more permission levels.In this manner, partial or full portions of the shared informationand/or updated data access may be authenticated for sharing.

FIG. 6 illustrates a method 600 of transmitting specific information toan application for a given transaction according to an exemplaryembodiment. As explained below, the method 600 may incorporate anadditional user consent input requirement into what information totransmit and/or receive, and make available. FIG. 6 may reference orinclude same or similar components of system 100, transmitting device200 of FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, method 300 of FIG. 3, method 400 of FIG. 4,and method 500 of FIG. 5.

At block 605, the method 600 may include the contactless card entering acommunication field of a device. In some examples, the contactless cardmay enter the communication field via one or more gestures, includingbut not limited to a tap, swipe, wave, and/or any combination thereof.As previously explained, the device may include, without limitation, aPOS system, a kiosk, or a terminal.

At block 610, the method 600 may include recognizing a capability of thecontactless card. For example, the application of the device may beconfigured to determine if the contactless card includes an applet, suchas a payment applet. In some examples, the application of the device maybe configured to read one or more messages from a tag, such as an NFCtag, from the contactless card. To the extent that the application ofthe device does not determine this capability of the transmittingdevice, the application of the device may be configured to re-determinethe capability up to and including a predetermined threshold number ofattempts before continuing. For example, the predetermined thresholdnumber may be zero. In other examples, the predetermined thresholdnumber may be one. In other examples, the predetermined threshold numbermay be greater than one. In some examples, the contactless card mayenter the communication field of the device via one or more gestures,including but not limited to a tap, swipe, wave, and/or any combinationthereof

At block 615, the method 600 may include requesting additionalinformation about the user of the transmitting device. For example, therequest additional information may be received by the application of thedevice. The application of the device may be configured to prompt whatinformation to transmit. The application may submit the additionalinformation that is responsive to the requested additional information.The additional information may comprise one or more partial or fullportions of a first name, a last name, a gender, an email address, alocation, a phone number, social security number, health or medicalinformation, financial asset information, non-financial assetinformation, educational information, date of birth information, homeand billing address information, credit score information, social mediainformation (including but not limited to friends, Facebook® postsand/or comments, Tweets®, LinkedIn® posts, Instagram® posts,connections, company pages, group pages), COVID-19 information(including but not limited to antibody status, contagious state, testhistory and results, recent test date), and/or any combination thereof.In some examples, the additional information may be transmitted on aglobal basis, such as by default for all merchants. In other examples,the additional information may be transmitted on a non-global basis,such as a merchant-by-merchant basis. For example, the predeterminedinformation may be transmitted to one or more merchants based on amerchant category, a transaction associated with a merchant, ageographic location, and/or any combination thereof.

At block 620, the method 600 may include requesting specified additionalinformation. In some examples, the specified additional information mayrequest consent from the user. For example, the application of thedevice may be configured to inform the user of a portion of personallyidentifiable information, such as presenting a redacted or partial emailaddress, that has been recognized as a match and associated with theuser. In addition, the application may be configured to prompt the userto confirm this portion of personally identifiable information, updatethis portion of personally identifiable information, and/or remove thisportion of personally identifiable information. Upon a selectionresponsive to the prompt, the application of the device may beconfigured to inform the user to select input of one or more additionalparameters for consent. For example, the one or more additionalparameters may include a consent parameter. Without limitation, theconsent parameter may comprise consenting to signing up and/or receivingone or more notifications associated with receiving emails, receivingmail, receiving alerts, and/or any combination thereof.

At block 625, the method 600 may include generating a unique URL. Forexample, the contactless card may be configured to generate unique,limited use tokenized URL. In some examples, the URL may comprise astatically generated URL. In other examples, the URL may comprise adynamically generated URL. In some examples, the limited use maycomprise a one-time use. In other examples, the limited use may comprisea specified number of uses (e.g., two uses, ten uses), a specified time(e.g., a day, a month), and/or any combination thereof. In someexamples, the link may comprise an encrypted one-time URL.

At block 630, the method 600 may include transmitting the unique URL tothe application. For example, the contactless card may be configured totransmit the unique, limited use tokenized URL to the application of thedevice. For example, the contactless card may be configured to transmitthe unique, limited use tokenized URL to the application of the device.The application of the device may be configured to receive the unique,limited use tokenized URL from the transmitting device. In someexamples, the application of the device may be configured to decrypt theone-time URL. In some examples, the method 600 may include transmittingthe unique URL to a server. For example, the application of the devicemay be configured to transmit the unique, limited use tokenized URL to aserver. For example, the server may be configured to receive the unique,limited use tokenized URL from the application of the device.

At block 635, the method 600 may include accessing the unique URL. Forexample, the server may be configured to receive and access the unique,limited use tokenized URL and collect the requested information and thespecified additional information. In some examples, the server may beconfigured to decrypt the encrypted one-time URL. For example, theserver may be configured to access the unique, limited use tokenized URLand collect the requested information. In some examples, the server maybe configured to decrypt the encrypted one-time URL. The requestedinformation may comprise one or more partial or full portions of theadditional information. The method may further include authenticating,by the server, the requested information based on one or more permissionlevels. In some examples, the permission level may comprise at least oneselected from the group of a merchant type and transaction type.

For example, the server may authorize access of the requestedinformation based on performing a comparison to determine a successfulmatch with an identifier associated with a merchant type and/or approvedmerchant type. In another example, the server may authorize access ofthe requested information based on performing a comparison to determinea successful match with an identifier associated with a transaction typeand/or approved transaction type. The merchant type may be of the typepreviously authorized or used transaction for any number of merchantswithin a predetermined time, including but not limited to a day, time,week, month, and/or any combination thereof. The merchant type may beassociated with a restaurant, financial institution, store, governmentalentity, non-governmental entity, school, and/or any combination thereof.The transaction type may be of the type previously authorized or usedfor any number of transactions within a predetermined time, includingbut not limited to a day, time, week, month, and/or any combinationthereof. The transaction type may be associated with a credit cardtransaction, a debit card transaction, an online payment, and/or anycombination thereof. In some examples, the permission level may includeat least one selected from the group of a merchant type, a transactiontype, and/or any combination thereof.

In some examples, the server may be configured to transmit one or morerequests to a database for accessing the additional information andconducting the comparisons based on the one or more permission levels.To the extent the comparison yields an unsuccessful match, the serverand/or database may be configured to transmit one or more notificationsto the application of the point of sales device indicating that theaccess to the additional information is prohibited based on theunsuccessful comparison, accounting for the one or more permissionlevels. To the extent the comparison yields a successful match, theserver and/or database may be configured to transmit one or morenotifications to the application of the point of sales device indicatingthat the access to the additional information is permitted based on thesuccessful comparison, accounting for the one or more permission levels.In this manner, partial or full portions of the additional informationmay be authenticated for sharing.

It is further noted that the systems and methods described herein may betangibly embodied in one of more physical media, such as, but notlimited to, a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (DVD), afloppy disk, a hard drive, read only memory (ROM), random access memory(RAM), as well as other physical media capable of data storage. Forexample, data storage may include random access memory (RAM) and readonly memory (ROM), which may be configured to access and store data andinformation and computer program instructions. Data storage may alsoinclude storage media or other suitable type of memory (e.g., such as,for example, RAM, ROM, programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasableprogrammable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasableprogrammable read-only memory (EEPROM), magnetic disks, optical disks,floppy disks, hard disks, removable cartridges, flash drives, any typeof tangible and non-transitory storage medium), where the files thatcomprise an operating system, application programs including, forexample, web browser application, email application and/or otherapplications, and data files may be stored. The data storage of thenetwork-enabled computer systems may include electronic information,files, and documents stored in various ways, including, for example, aflat file, indexed file, hierarchical database, relational database,such as a database created and maintained with software from, forexample, Oracle® Corporation, Microsoft® Excel file, Microsoft® Accessfile, a solid state storage device, which may include a flash array, ahybrid array, or a server-side product, enterprise storage, which mayinclude online or cloud storage, or any other storage mechanism.Moreover, the figures illustrate various components (e.g., servers,computers, processors, etc.) separately. The functions described asbeing performed at various components may be performed at othercomponents, and the various components may be combined or separated.Other modifications also may be made.

In the preceding specification, various embodiments have been describedwith references to the accompanying drawings. It will, however, beevident that various modifications and changes may be made thereto, andadditional embodiments may be implemented, without departing from thebroader scope of the invention as set forth in the claims that follow.The specification and drawings are accordingly to be regarded as anillustrative rather than restrictive sense.

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 21. A contactless card, comprising: a processor; and amemory, wherein the contactless card is associated with a capability,and wherein the processor is configured to: receive, a first entry ofthe contactless card into a communication field, a request foradditional information, generate, based on the additional information, atokenized link, and transmit, after a second entry of the contactlesscard into the communication field, the tokenized link.
 22. Thecontactless card of claim 21, wherein the additional informationcomprises at least one selected from the group of insurance information,cardholder information, and email information.
 23. The contactless cardof claim 21, wherein the tokenized link comprises a limited use uniformresource locator (URL).
 24. The contactless card of claim 23, whereinthe limited use URL is limited to a one-time.
 25. The contactless cardof claim 23, wherein the limited use URL is limited to a specifiednumber of uses within a specified time.
 26. The contactless card ofclaim 21, wherein the tokenized link comprises a dynamically generateduniform resource locator (URL).
 27. The contactless card of claim 21,wherein the tokenized link comprises an encrypted one-time link.
 28. Adata sharing system, comprising: an application comprising instructionsfor execution on a device, wherein, after entry of a contactless cardinto a communication field, the application is configured to: determinea capability associated with the contactless card, request, from thecontactless card, additional information based on the determination,receive, from the contactless card after a second entry into thecommunication field, a tokenized link, and transmit the tokenized linkto obtain the additional information.
 29. A data sharing system,wherein: the system further comprises a server, and the server isconfigured to authenticate information approved for sharing based on apermission level.
 30. The data sharing system of claim 29, wherein thepermission level comprises at least one selected from the group of amerchant type and transaction type.
 31. The data sharing system of claim29, wherein the application is further configured to control thepermission level.
 32. The data sharing system of claim 29, wherein theserver is further configured to receive the tokenized link and obtainthe additional information.
 33. The data sharing system of claim 29,wherein the tokenized link is generated based on the additionalinformation.
 34. The data sharing system of claim 29, wherein thetokenized link is limited to a specified number of uses within aspecified time.
 35. The data sharing system of claim 29, wherein theapplication is further configured to: update shareable information,request an additional entry of the contactless card into thecommunication field, and save a setting associated with the updatedshareable information.
 36. The data sharing system of claim 35, wherein:the system further comprises a server, and the application is configuredto transmit an updated link to the server based on the updated shareableinformation.
 37. A computer readable non-transitory medium comprisingcomputer-executable instructions that are executed on a processor andcomprising the steps of: determining a capability associated with thecontactless card, requesting, from the contactless card, additionalinformation based on the determination, receiving, from the contactlesscard after a second entry into the communication field, a tokenizedlink, and transmitting the tokenized link to obtain the additionalinformation.
 38. The computer readable non-transitory medium of claim37, wherein the tokenized link comprises a dynamically generated uniformresource locator (URL).
 39. The computer readable non-transitory mediumof claim 38, wherein the tokenized link is limited to a specified numberof uses within a specified time.
 40. The computer readablenon-transitory medium of claim 37, further comprising the step ofre-determining the capability up to a threshold number of read attemptsthe contactless card prior to requesting the additional information.